Thailand NTC Information Product Approvals

           

  1. General

National Telecommunication Commission of Thailand (NTC) is the national body established under the Ministry of Industry. The governing body for NTC is the Industrial Product Standards Council so responsible for policy approvals RF/Telecommunication in Thailand, sets the priority of standard to prepared, recommends qualified persons for the Minister to appoint to technical committees, arbitrates and awards licenses under its certification scheme.

 

  1. Purpose

This information describes for preparation, submittal, evaluation, and certification of RF/Telecom products as defined in the scope for the certification program of NTC, based on the local accredited testing, test data provided by other NTC accredited lab.

 

  1. Applicant

- Manufacturers, Importers, Traders, Retailers or Advertisers (local/oversea)

- The applicants must be having “Local Representative” in Thailand only.

            - Applicant wish to submit applications must be “Local Rep.” have a “Suppliers Code” and submitting in Thai language.

 

  1. Type of Approval

                        There are 3 types of NTC certification program

1.      Class A approval

2.      Class B approval and

3.      Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC).  

            Class A Approval

The RF/Telecom equipment shall test with NTC accredited testing laboratory and submit documentation to register with NTC for controlling. So the applicant will get Registration Number and Certification

 

Class B Approval

 The requirement and application procedure is the same for Class A.  The only difference is Class B can submit documents CB, CE, FCC etc. certification and test report under lab accredited ISO / IEC 17025 without testing.  So the applicant will get Approval Number and Certification.

 

            SDoC  

The products voluntary, is under this type so the applicant shall have local representative make self declaration and submit TCF (The Technical File) documents to NTC.

 

  1. Scope of Products

- RF/Telecom, Mobile, Phone, Equipment terminal or concerning with Telecommunication. The group of product covers:

 

Products Group

Standard

Type Approvals

RF/Telecom equipment use for apprentice

NTC.TS. 1018-2550

Class B

RF/Telecom equipment moving on mainland (General)

NTC.TS. 001-2548 (VHF/UHF)

Class B

NTC.TS. 002-2548 (CB78/245)

Class B

NTC.TS. 1009-2549 (Trunked)

Class B

NTC.TS. 006-2548 (Microphone)

Class A

NTC.TS. 007-2548 (Radio Control)

Class A

Other

-

RF/Telecom equipment moving on mainland (Cellular)

NTC.TS. 004-2548

NTC.TS. 1008-2549

NTC.TS. 1014-2549

NTC.TS. 1015-2549

NTC.TS. 1016-2549

NTC.TS. 1017-2549

Class B

RF/Telecom equipment moving on mandarin

NTC.TS. 1020-2550 (CB27)

Class B

NTC.TS. 1021-2550 (VHF)

Class B

Other

-

RF/Telecom equipment moving on air-way

NTC.TS. 003-2548 (VHF VOR)

Class B

Other

-

RF/Telecom equipment microwave fixed link

TCF accredited by NTC

SDoC

RF/Telecom equipment satellites

NTC.TS. 005-2548 (GMPCS)

Class A

RF/Telecom equipment NTC allowance

NTC.TS. 1010-2550 (RFID)

Class A 

SDoC

NTC.TS. 1011-2549 (Vehicle Radar)

Class A

NTC.TS. 1012-2549 (RLAN)

SDoC

NTC.TS. 1013-2549 (MAN)

Class B

Other

-

RF/Telecom equipment concerning optical system

NTC.TS. 2001-2550 (Optical Communications System)

SDoC

Telecommunication Terminal Equipments

NTC.TS. 3001-2550 (EMC)

SDoC

NTC.TS. 4001-2550 (Electrical Safety)

SDoC

RF/Telecom equipment low power device or short range device

Regular under NTC following announce on 18 July 2550

SDoC

RF/Telecom equipment

(Next Generation Network)

NTC.TS. 6201-2550 (NGN)

-

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Lead Time

The approximate lead-time to complete certification is around 3-4 wks.

 

  1. Basic Documentation Required
    1. Application form in Thai language.
    2. Technical documents of products                     

-         Catalog / Brochure / Photos

-         Technical specification

-         Operation manual / Service manual

-         Circuit Diagram

-         Other certificate and test report (if have)

-         Etc.

 

  1. Samples

Sample is required for Class A or sometime require conformity check of Class B

 

  1. Factory Inspection

Not required

 

  1. Marking

Mark for mandatory certification is NTC mark

 

Class A

                                     

Meaning:

YYYYYY        :  Registration number

ZZ                    :  Year

XXXX             :  Supplier’s code         

 

Class B

                                             

Meaning:

AAAAAA        :  Approval number

BB                   :  Year

XXXX             :  Supplier’s code

 

Note: Marking applicant shall buy with NTC only.